June 2023

A 24-YEAR-OLD man is facing forgery charges after he was accused of falsifying his Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary Level certificate. Tanaka Nyangombe was arraigned before magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday, where he was granted US$100 bail before being remanded to June 28. According to court documents, sometime in June last year, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption…

A CHITUNGWIZA man is facing unlawful entry charges after he allegedly broke into the Public Service Commission (PSC) offices in Harare’s central business district and made off with fuel coupons worth US$6 400. Kudzanai Chere, 31, appeared before Harare magistrate Munashe Chibanda on Tuesday before being remanded in custody pending the determination of his bail…

ACTIVE Youth Zimbabwe (AYZ), a youth drug and rehabilitation organisation, says it is working on the construction of a drug rehabilitation centre in Bulawayo amid increasing cases of drug abuse among the youth in the city. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, AYZ director Romio Matshazi said the construction of the rehabilitation centre would provide…

THE National Handling Services (NHS) — which manages the Zimbabwe Dry port, based in Walvis Bay Namibia — says the port requires at least US$2 million to be fully operational. Speaking at the NHS annual general meeting in Harare on Wednesday, chief executive officer Godknows Marawanyika said the port is now able to sustain recurrent…

THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a matter where the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) is seeking to overturn a High Court ruling confirming a contract that the energy company entered into with businessman Wickwell Chivhayo’s company, Intratrek. In January this year, High Court judge Justice Paul Musithu ruled that Intratrek’s procurement contract it signed…